French, BA

Curriculum Sequence

Honors in French

To be eligible to receive honors in French, students must:

• Have studied, interned, or volunteered abroad in an approved program for a minimum of one week in a country in which French is the official language or have completed an internship or volunteer project of 40 hours minimum using French in an immigrant community setting in the United States.
• Have both a cumulative GPA and a GPA within the major of 3.0 or higher and a grade of A- or higher in FREN 409 .
• Give a public presentation about their experiences abroad during International Week, Honors Week, or Student Project Day.
• Have no record of academic integrity violations.

To be eligible to receive high honors in French, students must:

• Have studied, interned, or volunteered abroad in an approved program for a minimum of a semester in a country in which French is the official language.
• Have a cumulative GPA and a GPA within the major of 3.5 or higher and a grade of A- or higher in FREN 409 .
• Write a reflective paper of 3–5 pages about how the study abroad experience enhanced his/her education as a French major.
• Give a public presentation about their experiences abroad during International Week, Honors Week, or Student Project Day.
• Have no record of academic integrity violations.

Pre-Occupational Therapy Pathway

French majors who wish to apply for admission to Widener’s graduate occupational therapy program should take the following courses (note the most recent courses are factored into the prerequisite requirements):

• BIOL 121 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 123
• BIOL 122 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 124
• CHEM 105 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 106 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 121 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYS 143 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSY 211 - Infants, Children and Adolescents 3 Credit(s)
• PSY 212 - Adulthood and Aging 3 Credit(s)
• PSY 225 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSY 385 - Statistical Methods with Laboratory for Psychology 4 Credit(s)
• SOC or ANTH elective (1 course)

Pre-Physical Therapy Pathway

French majors who wish to apply for admission to Widener’s graduate physical therapy program should take the following courses (note the most recent courses are factored into the prerequisite requirements):

• BIOL 121 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 123
• BIOL 122 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit(s)
• BIOL 124
• BIOL 230 - Biology of Cells and Genes 4 Credit(s)
• CHEM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 103 - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory I 1 Credit(s)
• CHEM 102 - Introduction to Chemistry II 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 104 - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory II 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 121 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s)
• PHYS 143 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 122 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s)
• PHYS 144 - College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• PSY 385 - Statistical Methods with Laboratory for Psychology 4 Credit(s)
• One other PSY elective
• SOC or ANTH elective